Freeze ovarian tissue for teenage fertility at 40

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The procedure can turn back the biological clock, according to Dr SilberGetty Images/Image Source

David RoseHealth Correspondent, Denver

Last updated at 12:00AM, October 28 2010

Women who wish to delay motherhood should consider having part of their
ovaries removed and frozen to help to retain their fertility in later life,
a leading surgeon has said.

Instead of freezing eggs for medical or lifestyle reasons, young women can now
store slices of tissue that can be reimplanted, giving them more chance of
having a baby in years to come.

The procedure has been designed for cancer survivors who have lost their
ability to have children after treatment. But Sherman Silber, who carried
out the first whole ovary transplant, said that it could also effectively
turn back